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| author | Mattias Andrée <maandree@member.fsf.org> | 2015-12-19 15:34:50 +0100 |
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| committer | Mattias Andrée <maandree@member.fsf.org> | 2015-12-19 15:34:50 +0100 |
| commit | c9b2863e7e7331f381a587756a403cbb6b19e115 (patch) | |
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doc: does not acquire the tty
Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <maandree@member.fsf.org>
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@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ EXAMPLE /sbin/sleeping-getty 20 /sbin/agetty -8 -s 38400 tty20 linux +NOTES + sleeping-getty does not acquire the TTY. That would be a waste + of CPU cycles. This means, if naïvely used, that if you start + your computer, log in on tty1, and start X, and have startx + configured to start X on the next available VT. X will start + on VT 2. This is probably not want you want. Instead you + should edit startx to ensure that a VT lower than a preferred + number (customarily 7) will not be used. + RATIONALE It is nice to have a score or two of TTY:s available. However, starting them, can require some unnecessary CPU time and will |